Review by Simon Brenncke *****
Posted 19/02/2021 in A Whisper from Shadow
I wholeheartedly recommend this novel to anyone interested in sci-fi, and also to those interested in contemporary political thrillers who do not mind a sci-fi background to the story.
Posted 23/12/2020 in All My Sunsets, Book Reviews
‘All My Sunsets’ was a leisurely and enjoyable read. It discussed themes such as mortality, progress, and love in a way that had me thinking deeply. Recommended to lovers of science fiction stories that make you feel good about progress.
Posted 22/12/2020 in Blogging
How sure can Victorians feel that the Andrews government will be able to handle the influx of international travelers put into quarantine to guarantee the virus does not break out again? Given evidence of past performance, Victorians have a right to be concerned.
Review of ‘Driving in the Rain’ by Nadia Bruce-Rawlings ***
Posted 20/12/2020 in My Book Reviews
Nadia’s adventures as a little girl in Cairo, her father an oil executive who abused her mother, the travels and living in different places, eventually having to face life on her own, filled me with wonder, awed to have had an opportunity to gaze through a multicolored, turbulent window of her life.
Review of ‘Parallel’ by James M. Corkill ****
Posted 16/12/2020 in My Book Reviews
This lengthy novella is not a serious work and does not pretend to be, suitable for young readers interested in a grand adventure without being bothered about plotting inconsistencies or lack of characterization. Despite numerous story issues, ‘Parallel’ is an entertaining read.
Contractions – To use or not to use
Posted 07/12/2020 in On Writing
Basically, contractions, sometimes called ‘short forms’, commonly combine a pronoun or noun and a verb. We use contractions (I’m, we’re, they’ll) all the time, mostly in speech, and we do it without thinking.
DICTATOR DAN BUYS OFF THE MEDIA!
Posted 01/11/2020 in Blogging
Premier Andrews has contained the second wave, all right, but in the most brutal fashion imaginable: an unprecedented curfew, ‘ring of steel’ around Melbourne that is still in force, crippling fines against anyone who dared challenge his draconian measures, destroyed families, and a wrecked state economy from which it will take years to recover, unless dictator Dan imposes new restrictions.
DICTATOR DANIEL ANDREWS KEEPS MELBOURNE IN LOCKDOWN!
Posted 25/10/2020 in Blogging
The duplicity, deceit, and lies shown by Daniel Andrews and the Chief Health Officer has grown into a national scandal.